Charles Munger the billionaire right hand man of Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway gave an interview on Wednesday at the age of 98 where he said he thinks the dollar will go to zero within 100 years and that we are setting ourselves up for the end of democracy and rise of Hitler 2.0 if inflation continues to pop off (00:25:37). The stated invasion date of Ukraine by Russia which was Wednesday came and went peacefully. Maybe this means there never was going to be an invasion? We all certainly hope so (00:34:56). (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup of Coffee in the Big Time (00:07:07) - Fun Fact: The Olympics used to have art events like sculpting, painting and singing from 1912-1948 (00:07:58) - Holidays: Random Act of Kindness Day; My Way Day (00:09:55) - This Day in History: 1992 - Jeffrey Dahmer gets 15 life sentences; 1979 - China invaded Vietnam; 1801 - Thomas Jefferson elected President after tying Burr in elector college (00:12:50) - Trending Mentions: Bob Saget death questions; Los Angeles Rams parade; Aaron Rodgers is single again; Olympic double standard Sha’Carri Richardson and Russian skater Kamila Valieva (00:21:34)  - #2 - Winter Storm Miles is coming for the US and Canada’s ass (00:25:37)  - #1 - Financial genius 98 year old Charles Munger goes full doom and gloom on economy (00:34:56) - The date of the planned Russian invasion of Ukraine has come and past and Russia seems to be enjoying the attention from the US and NATO TikTok International Moment (00:48:24) - Germany - A child with a lung condition is able to attend public school while staying at home and in the care of his family, via a robot (00:54:54) - Canada - The University of Toronto is apologizing for absolutely ruining their Chinese Lunar New Year celebration by offering fake or ‘hell money’ to the students These stories, and much more, brought to you by our incredible sponsors: HelloFresh - Go to http://HelloFresh.com/hardfactor16 and use code hardfactor16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! PredictIt - The Stock Market of Politics - Go to http://PredictIt.org/promo/HARDFACTOR40 to get up to $40 matched on your first deposit Birddogs - Go to http://BirdDogs.com and Enter Promo Code: Factor for a Free Bonus Gift Go to store.hardfactor.com and patreon.com/hardfactor to support the pod with incredible merch and bonus podcasts Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to [email protected], and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Other Places to Listen: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Lots More... Watch Full Episodes on YouTube Follow @HardFactorNews on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook

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